Changing the way to look at politics

JEFF HOLMES
November 1, 2012 12:46 pm

In just a few days, it will be over. The national nightmare that is yet another general election will be over and we can get back to a sense of normalcy in our lives.

How, and where, to best view fireworks

VINTON TODAY
October 29, 2012 10:42 am

Hey you! Yes, you, the dude – or dude-ette, for those of you women who prefer not to be called “dude” – pay attention. Yes, you, who thinks it’s kind of cool to sit on your front porch every year to watch the fireworks of Boomtown, this column is for you.

A World Series anniversary

VINTON TODAY
October 24, 2012 2:21 pm

When I sit on floor tonight, in my Detroit Tigers cap (sorry Cardinals fans, life goes on) watching the Giants and Tigers in Game one of the World Series, I will be marking an anniversary of sorts.

Baseball believers

VINTON TODAY
October 15, 2012 12:21 pm

  Seven times this year, the St. Louis Cardinals came close to taking Pete Kosma off their roster. Now, he’s the starting shortstop, and helping his team win playoff games.

Celebrating Why Men NEVER Ask For Directions Day.

VINTON TODAY
October 12, 2012 12:28 pm

Today, all over the Western Hemisphere– except for here in the U.S.-- people are celebrating Columbus Day.  (Americans celebrated in Monday, more in deference to having a 3-day weekend for those whose jobs allow them a day off on this holiday than to remembering this day as a historical event.

If it sounds too bad to be true, it might not be!

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
October 11, 2012 12:59 pm

Some of us actually work for a living, others use the internet to scam and make a few bucks off of naive and trusting folks. This morning my phone rang.

Local effort needed to make IBSSS a Regional Center; meeting Wednesday

ANN JORGENSEN
October 9, 2012 12:43 pm

Vinton and Benton County need your help! The Iowa Board of Regents has a task force gathering information on the viability of creating regional service centers.

To the Editor: Economic reasons to vote against President Obama

JOHN STIEGELMEYER
October 8, 2012 10:14 am

  Editor,       Recently President Clinton has been featured in an Ad supporting President Obama.  The former President is saying “This election to me …… is who is likely to return us to full employment”  .

Pastors Blog - “Someone Found Another Gospel?”

ZACH ZAJICEK
October 5, 2012 10:03 am

Last week, the Associated Press and several other news networks released yet another ‘gospel’.  Harvard University professor Karen King, an expert in the history of Christianity, has identified what many are now calling, “The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife.

Why (I think) I did not, and may never, serve on a jury

VINTON TODAY
October 3, 2012 4:42 pm

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series on serving on jury duty. I was in the jury pool in September, and when a mistrial caused the case on which I was a prospective juror to be put on trial again in October, I received the unique opportunity to see much of the same case from both the perspective of a potential juror and from my usual perspective as a member of the media.